Annual Report 2011–12

38 服務與關懷 Service Trip to Vietnam New Asia College Rotaract Club organizes service trips to different places of the world every year to raise its members’ awareness of world affairs and increase their exposure to different cultures. This year, the club organized a service trip to the Hai Duong Welfare Center in Vietnam. The center provides services to children between 6 to 18 years old in Hai Duong province. Twenty-five CUHK students visited the center from 27 December 2011 to 3 January 2012, providing English classes to the children there. They designed their activities in accordance with the children’s education level. By singing English nursery rhymes with the children, the students taught them English vocabulary and simple daily phrases. They also organized handicraft classes to stimulate the children’s creativity and boost their self-confidence. The students also supported the staff of the centre by cleaning their kitchen, washing the floor, etc. As their visit to the centre spanned 2011 and 2012, CUHK students threw a new year party for the children, and showed them pictures of Hong Kong’s streets, landscape and food to increase their understanding of the city, thus promoting cultural exchange between the two places. Bringing Music to the Community Funded by the I • CARE Programme, Prof. Tsai Tsan- huang and Dr. Lo Hau-man at the Department of Music organized the ‘Soundly Organized Humanity: Bringing Music to Local Charitable Communities’ project. From March to May 2012, students from the department gave three performances at local homes for the elderly, bringing music to audiences of over 100 in total. Contributing through Knowledge Transfer Teaching, research and knowledge transfer are the three functional pillars of the University. With support from the University Grants Committee, the Knowledge Transfer Office of the University has launched a spectrum of seminars and events to create and sustain a culture of knowledge transfer, and implemented a number of funding schemes, including the Knowledge Transfer Project Fund, the Patent Application Fund, the Technology and Business Development Fund, and the newly introduced Professional Enhancement Fund. 越南國際服務團 新亞書院扶輪青年服務團的國際服務團， 致力提高團員對世界的關心，以及體驗其 他國家的文化背景。本年度該團的服務地 點為越南河內市海陽省一所復康中心—— Hai Duong Welfare Centre ，該中心收容 省內六至十八歲身體或精神上有缺陷的兒 童和青年。 二十五名學生在 2011 年 12 月 27 日至 2012 年 1 月 3 日到訪中心，進行了多種活動，包括英 文義教。他們因應該中心兒童的教育程度， 設計教學活動，教他們英文生字和簡單的 生活用語。另外，又和小孩子一起製作手 工，藉以激發其創意，提高自信。 這些學生並協助中心處理一些日常工作，如 清潔廚房、打掃地板等，以分擔中心義工的 工作。 是次活動橫跨 2011 至 12 年，所以中大學生 還為小孩子舉辦了新年派對，又播放了一些 香港街道、戶外景色和食物的圖片，介紹香 港，促進香港和越南兩地文化交流。 把音樂帶到社區 音樂系蔡燦煌教授與盧厚敏博士在博群計 劃資助下，於 2012 年 3 月至 5 月間，帶領音樂 系學生探訪老人院，並舉行三場表演，與過 百位長者分享美樂。